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Title: Carbon copy of a letter from a Texas state legislator to Jack Brooks, March 5, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001034
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1953-03-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Texas State Representative Jep S. Fuller. Part of a series of communications from Texas House of Representatives members regarding redistricting in the state that are bundled together.

Title: Eligible Areas in Texas, attachment to Albert Rains letter, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001082
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Attachment to Rains letter detailing Texas counties that would benefit from the proposed legislation. Handdrawn marks drawn next to counties in Brooks's district.

Title: Fax from Mark White to Jack Brooks and Richard Crawford White, August 3, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001972
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-2017
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, White, Richard Crawford, 1923-1998
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The fax was sent from Texas Secretary of State Mark White to Representatives Richard Crawford White and Jack Brooks. It comments on the success of voter registration by mail in Texas. White proposed an amendment to the Voter Registration Act that would make Texas exempt from the Act, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail. Texas already had a similiar program in place at the time.

Title: Form letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, July 15, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001728
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control, Legislation
Dates: 1968-07-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Form letter regarding gun control legislation sent to constituents by Jack Brooks.

Title: Leter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, May 25, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002214
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-05-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Betty Rigler asking Jack Brooks about his position on the elimination of the poll tax.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 1, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002222
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1965-04-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Perry C. Robertson urging Jack Brooks to oppose the Voting Rights Act.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 15, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001110
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1974-04-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Andrew Young requesting support for a bill to honor Hank Aaron, a Black major league baseball player.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 22, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001827
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-04-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by constituent Terrel A. Gau and his family to Jack Brooks expressing their opposition to the Civil Rights Act.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 22, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002267
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1965-04-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter sent by constituent Margie Cole asking Jack Brooks to send her information on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Ms. Cole alleges discrimination on the basis of sex in certain promotions at her place of work.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 23, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001111
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Letters
Dates: 1974-04-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Susan Spencer complaining about the lack of three day weekends.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001621
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Charles M. Beard, a constituent and a member of the AFL-CIO, writes to Jack Brooks to ask him to support the Shelley Bill, a weaker bill that he believes will address graft and racketeering in unions while still allowing organized labor to advocate for its members.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001612
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, David L. Davidson, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He describes the three billls relating to labor that were currently before Congress: the Kennedy Bill, the Elliot Bill, and the Landrum-Griffin Bill.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001611
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, W.H. Coffey, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He criticizes Sam Rayburn's proposals regarding labor legislation.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 12, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001613
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, S.F. O'Neal, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions, particularly in terms of their leadership. A member of the local pipefitters union, O'Neal explains that he supports the bill because he believes it will provide protection to union members who are currently being exploited.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 12, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001620
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: William Free, a constituent and a member of a railway labor union, writes to Jack Brooks to ask that he oppose any restrictive labor legislation. He writes that it is unfair for the mistakes of certain unions to lead to punishing all unions.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002406
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Dates: 1966-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An unsigned note card mailed from Port Arthur criticizing Jack Brooks for his support of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his policies, including the Civil Rights Acts. The envelope is dated August 12, 1966, and it was received by Brooks's office on August 15, 1966. The constituent attached two newspaper clippings regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 31, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001115
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from O.W. Fisher supporting capital punishment. Fisher discusses the 1974 uprising at Huntsville State Prison, which was in Jack Brooks's district. He also expresses concern regarding the money allocated by the government for Richard Nixon's transition out of the presidency.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 7, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001610
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, C.M. Scott, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions, particularly in terms of their leadership.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 7, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001614
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, Joe H. Bradley, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He complains that it was expensive to build the apartment building he owns in Beaumont because of the cost of labor and that while he was eating dinner in New York City, union members picketting outside the restaurant insulted him and his wife.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 8, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001615
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, A.E. Rosenthal, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He complains that labor unions engage in "civil warfare."

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